8 h. ago South London pub landlord in £500,000 fight to buy it back or 'lose it forever'

South London pub landlord in £500,000 fight to buy it back or 'lose it forever'  News Shopper

Economics

8 h. ago Voices: Calm down, homeowners – Rachel Reeves’ property tax might be an improvement

The chancellor’s idea to replace stamp duty and council tax with a single charge on homes worth upwards of £500,000 could be more appealing – and more progressive – than the current mess, says Chris Blackhurst

Society

10 h. ago Air Canada flight attendants reach ‘tentative’ deal with airline to end strike

Strike over wages and ground work has cancelled travel for 500,000 people worldwideAir Canada flight attendants say they have reached a “tentative” deal with the airline to end a strike over wages and ground work that has cancelled travel for half a million people worldwide.Roughly 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job after midnight Saturday, insisting Air Canada had failed to address their demands for higher pay and compensation for unpaid ground work, including during boarding. Continue reading...

Economics

11 h. ago Rachel Reeves' radical new property tax: What is it and will YOU pay more?

Rachel Reeves is mulling a shake-up of property taxes which could potentially see those selling homes over £500,000 hit with a new levy.

Economics

12 h. ago Kirstie Allsopp accuses Rachel Reeves of 'punishing' homebuyers as Chancellor 'mulls new property tax'

The Treasury is reportedly mulling plans to raise money from a tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000

Society

14 h. ago New stamp duty and council tax rules that would hammer London ‘being considered by Chancellor’

The Treasury is reportedly mulling plans to raise money from a tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000

Politics

15 h. ago Rachel Reeves plots a new property tax raid on ALL homes worth more than £500,000 AND a new 'local property tax'

The Chancellor is said to have ordered Treasury officials to examine reforms to the current stamp duty system.

Economics

17 h. ago Rachel Reeves set for 'punishingly high' new tax raid on Brits as £500k warning issued

Fresh reports suggest Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering a new national property tax on homes above £500,000, which would be paid by owner-occupiers when they sell their home

Events

26 h. ago Reeves considering new property tax on houses worth more than £500,000

A new property tax would only affect houses worth nearly double the average cost of a home in the UK

Economics

26 h. ago Southwark Labour forced to refund nearly £500,000 after illegal fines scandal

Southwark Labour forced to refund nearly £500,000 after illegal fines scandal  London Post

Economics

30 h. ago The Guardian view on food and farming: climate chaos hits crops hard – and that should worry everyone | Editorial

Last year’s floods have been followed by heatwaves. Ministers must throw their weight behind resilient, adaptable agricultureBritish farmers are, of course, not the only people who are suffering from the effects of this summer’s heatwaves. Across Europe and the Middle East, record-breaking temperatures are threatening lives as well as livelihoods. France has experienced its largest wildfire since 1949, while across Europe an estimated 500,000 hectares of land have burned.But farmers are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather, which has a direct impact on crop yields. So reports of a second consecutive year in which food growers in parts of the UK are seeing dramatic falls in production should concern the British public. Access to food is frequently taken for granted in the world’s wealthiest nations. But increased food insecurity is among the dangerous effects of the climate crisis, as well as being worsened by Trump’s tariffs, and geopolitical instability including the war in U...

Events

33 h. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan's actions speak volumes as Neil Robertson denies him £500,000 jackpot

Neil Robertson has opened up on his relationship with Ronnie O'Sullivan, who he beat in a thrilling Saudi Arabia Masters final at the weekend to clinch a £500,000 payday and surge in the snooker rankings

Economics

4 d. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan nets £147k bonus with TWO maximum breaks in same match

Ronnie O'Sullivan took on Chris Wakelin in the semi-finals of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters in Jeddah and lit up the match with a pair of maximum breaks en route to the final

Economics

6 d. ago Trees will be planted for every cocktail ordered at certain pubs this month

The brand is building on its commitment after 500,000 trees were planted

Politics

7 d. ago ‘Do not buy these flats’: residents warn about unbearable heat inside London new

Experts say many new homes being built in the UK not designed to withstand extreme summer temperaturesLow-income and minority ethnic people in England most at risk from dangerously hot homesWhy UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisisFrom shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheatingThe sweltering conditions inside Leaside Lock, a new-build development in east London, are hardly a secret. Last June, a warning written in big, capital letters was stuck to the window of one flat. “DO NOT BUY THESE FLATS. TOO HOT,” it read.It was hard to miss for those walking past the looming high-rises and, after being snapped and posted on social media, the placard has garnered more than 500,000 views. More than a year on, during a summer when the UK recorded its second warmest June and fifth hottest July since 1884, residents say heat is still an issue. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago How Grant Forrest landed second DP World Tour title and cool $467k cheque with Nexo Championship win

Scot picks up $467,500 top prize plus additional $10,000 for setting course record at Trump International

Politics

1 week ago Toddler given paracetamol for what doctors thought was fever is fighting for her life as it turns out be rare genetic illness

Katie Hughes was rushed to hospital after having a terrifying seizure but doctors blamed the fit on a high temperature.

Sport

1 week ago Toddler was given paracetamol by doctors but she was already fighting for her life and now faces race against time

Katie Hughes faces a a looming NHS deadline for £500,000 treatment

Sport

1 week ago Police hunt burglars who swiped gold and jewellery worth £500,000 from south London home

Detective Constable Jamie White said valuables had been passed down through generations of one family

Economics

1 week ago Tax gambling industry more to lift 500,000 children out of poverty, government urged

The gambling industry should pay a ‘fairer share,’ former PM Gordon Brown said

Politics